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  • Easy English newsA robber in pink

    19 Jun 2013 : A pink raincoat is not the normal choice for a robber, but this was no ordinary thief. Not only did he steal 2200 baht from a Phuket convenience store on Tuesday, but returned minutes later leaving a 10-baht coin on the counter.

  • Easy English newsMonks' luxurious lifestyle under fire (updated)

    17 Jun 2013 : The lifestyle of some of Thailand's more "successful" monks is again drawing criticism. Luxury sports cars, private jet travel, Louis Vuitton bags don't seem to fit the image of a life of restraint.

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    Body-parts murder case solved

    26 Apr 2013 : What is probably this year’s most sensational murder case has been solved. A noodle vendor has confessed to police that he killed the young bank clerk whose dismembered body parts were found dumped in a dry canal last week.

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    Bomb detector is a fake, British court says

    24 Apr 2013 : The ADE 651 bomb detector, virtually identical to the GT-200 sold to Thai government agencies in large quantities, is useless and a British court is sending its maker and chief salesman to jail.

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    White elephant hunt, 5 million baht reward

    23 Apr 2013 : A hunt is on for a possible white elephant in Kaeng Krachan National Park, with a reward of 5 million baht being offered to hunters who can capture the animal – if it exists.

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    Pattaya boat collision injures 18

    22 Apr 2013 : Eighteen South Korean tourists were injured, two seriously, when two speedboats ferrying them to Pattaya's Koh Larn collided Sunday morning.

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    Giant snake has feast of a lifetime

    21 Apr 2013 : For a while yesterday, a giant 5-metre-long snake had the feast of its life inside a rabbit cage containing 23 rabbits.

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    Tiger dancing

    19 Apr 2013 : The Chiang Mai Night Safari has a white tiger with an unusual skill. Find out what it is in a story told in "really easy English."

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    “Nong Oey” dies

    18 Apr 2013 : “Nong Oey,” the three-year-old who was left in a hot school van outside her kindergarten in Samut Prakan two weeks ago for six hours before being discovered, has died.

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    Songkran 2013 in pictures

    17 Apr 2013 : During the Songkran period our Bangkok Post photographers have been out and about braving the man-made deluge to send back hundreds of high-quality photos of the festivities. Here are some of the most interesting.

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    Eagle snatching child video fools the world

    14 Apr 2013 : That YouTube video showing an eagle swooping down to snatch a child playing in a park is still getting millions of views even after it was discovered to be a hoax. (Video included)

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    "Gentleman released": Psy tries to top "Gangnam Style" with "Gentleman"

    12 Apr 2013 : Psy's concert is over and (see it here) his "Gentleman video has just been released. You can see it here together a post-concert and pre-concert story and many photos.

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